It was September of 1977. This forty-five-year-old memory is as fresh in my mind as if it happened last month. Indeed, do I remember what happened last month in this cluttered age? Probably not, yet the memory of seeing the greatest of all time forty-five years ago is etched in gold in my heart, in many hearts of our time.
Nearly 1.5 billion football fans have descended on the tiny desert state of Qatar, to enjoy and participate in 28 days of football frenzy. The opening match kicked off on November 20, at the Al Bayt Stadium. But, when and how did the desert peninsula first come across the beautiful game? That was nearly 75 years ago.
Entering the stadium building through a side door, with our cameras and phones in hand, we followed Jaime up several steps.
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